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Unit aim

Introduces Pedorthic treatment options for clients with foot health or performance issues and introduces comprehensive alterations to various prefabricated footwear, including sports footwear and their construction principles, according to the medical and health needs of the client.

Unit content

Work Health and Safety (WHS) in a Pedorthic clinic and laboratory environment

Body, lower limb and footwear alignment under consideration of static and dynamic conditions in context with existing pathology and Pedorthics

Pedorthic modalities and their impact on human posture and gait

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

explain the special design and functional features of prefabricated medical footwear

GA1:
Intellectual rigour

GA2:
Creativity

GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline

describe a Pedorthic laboratory, its equipment, materials and Work Health and Safety (WHS) issues

GA1:
Intellectual rigour

GA2:
Creativity

GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline

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Teaching and assessment

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